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Qatar Airways Wins Environmental Award for Fuel Initiative
Qatar Airways, the first airline to run a commercial passenger flight powered by fuel made from natural gas, was honored for its achievement in recent industry awards from Airline Business magazine. Read More
It's Time to Give Up Spreadsheets for Tracking Carbon Emissions
CFOs, CIOs and sustainability teams at large companies have used spreadsheets for years to track corporate carbon emissions. We are now, however, at a tipping point where the benefits of carbon management software outweigh the benefits of spreadsheets. Read More
Lessons for the CSR Industry from the Deepwater Horizon Spill
Before the Deepwater Horizon crisis, the now-shamed oil giant had been repeatedly held up as a shining example of successful sustainability reporting -- how can the business world rebuild trust in CSR reports? Read More
High-Rise Buildings Could Use Toilets to Generate Electricity
An industrial design student in Leicester, England, has developed a way for tall buildings to harness the power of wastewater to generate energy. Read More
Australia's Carbon Neutral Pixel Building is the Greenest Down Under
The Pixel building by Australian development and construction firm Grocon is not only the country's first carbon neutral office building, it is also the greenest. Read More
Did the Cash for Appliances Program Work?
It's been a huge success. It hasn't gone anywhere. Actually, it's a little of both -- depending on which state you look at. Read More
4,000 Ukrainian Cows Power Country's First Biogas Plant
The 4,000 cows at the Ukrainian Milk Company Ltd. near Kiev are doing more than producing dairy products. Their dung is being used to produce energy at the country's first biogas cogeneration plant. Read More
Southern Calif. Gets 1 Million Smart Meters
Southern California Edison has installed more than 1 million smart meters at small businesses and homes as part of a program to bring 5 million smart meters to customers. Read More
The Truth About Sustainability Compensation
Although CSR professionals are by and large drawn to their work by passion for the planet, that doesn't preclude fair pay for fair work. Here's how to know what you can expect to earn working in sustainability, and what your peers are making. Read More
Renewable Energy Development: Challenges to Green Growth
The Renewable Energy Finance Forum in New York City offered a stark look at the technological, logistical and political challenges to shifting away from fossil fuels to greener energy sources. Read More